With Maryland men’s basketball leading by 10 and the ball in its hands, it was in desperate need of a bucket to silence the reenergized Rutgers crowd and avoid a second-half collapse that haunted it the first time these teams met this season.
The shot clock was winding down. Point guard Fatts Russell found himself with the ball near the right wing, stepped back and splashed in his fourth three of the game, a season-best for Russell and a crucial basket that extended Maryland’s lead to 14, one it would never relinquish.
Phenomenal shooting and a barrage of triples led Maryland to a 68-60 win at Rutgers on Tuesday, splitting the season series with the Scarlet Knights and avenging its second-half collapse against Rutgers just 10 days ago.